The soldiers also confiscated 31 boats, seven vehicles, and 190,000 litres of various petroleum products, and arrested 11 suspected oil thieves between Dec. 30 and Jan. 5, Lt.-Col. Danjuma Danjuma, Spokesman for the Nigerian Army 6 Division in Port Harcourt said in a statement on Monday.
“At Oando Wellhead in Benkrukru, within the Okordia general area of Yenagoa, Bayelsa state, troops discovered four oil sewage tanks containing over 70,000 litres of stolen crude oil. We also recovered 700 litres of illegally refined Automotive Gas Oil (AGO) packed in sacks, along with a suction machine,” the Army spokesperson said.